Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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